We have these littles running around.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Puppies
You could say our house is a little crazy right now. Why, you ask?
We have these littles running around.
We have these littles running around.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Love love love
Hello, everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I've missed you all.
Today I stumbled across a blog of a very Godly man who posts things like "What God says about kissing" and "How should we, Biblically, treat someone who has wronged us", you know. Things like that. Well let me just tell you. He left the comment box open for people to let him know how they felt about the subject. Mostly the comments were filled with drama and personal experiences. Most of which, I'd prefer not to repeat. But the way one so called "Christian" treated another so called "Christian" disgusted me. One of the most important things God talks about is love. There are 393 scriptures in the Bible that mention or contain the world love. I would say that's a lot. We are so quick to judge someone else when we don't agree with them, but really God calls us to love. To lay it at His feet, to walk away, and to pray for them. That would be more influential to that person that you disagree with anyways. Wouldn't it?
One of my favorite verses lately is Galatians 2:20.
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
Wow. I don't know about you. But wow. Once we say yes to Christ, it isn't about us. It isn't about what we want, or how we feel. No, I don't always feel like loving people. And of course we make mistakes. But what makes us set apart, is loving when it's most difficult.
After all, it isn't our job to condemn people, but yet it is the Holy Spirits' job to convict.
Today I stumbled across a blog of a very Godly man who posts things like "What God says about kissing" and "How should we, Biblically, treat someone who has wronged us", you know. Things like that. Well let me just tell you. He left the comment box open for people to let him know how they felt about the subject. Mostly the comments were filled with drama and personal experiences. Most of which, I'd prefer not to repeat. But the way one so called "Christian" treated another so called "Christian" disgusted me. One of the most important things God talks about is love. There are 393 scriptures in the Bible that mention or contain the world love. I would say that's a lot. We are so quick to judge someone else when we don't agree with them, but really God calls us to love. To lay it at His feet, to walk away, and to pray for them. That would be more influential to that person that you disagree with anyways. Wouldn't it?
One of my favorite verses lately is Galatians 2:20.
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
Wow. I don't know about you. But wow. Once we say yes to Christ, it isn't about us. It isn't about what we want, or how we feel. No, I don't always feel like loving people. And of course we make mistakes. But what makes us set apart, is loving when it's most difficult.
After all, it isn't our job to condemn people, but yet it is the Holy Spirits' job to convict.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Eggs and Tulips
Happy spring everyone!
It's almost Easter. You know what that means. For most people it means, coloring eggs, getting candy, and spending time with your relatives. But for me it means thanking Jesus for laying his life down for me, and picking up that sin laden cross and carrying it all the way to the hill of Golgotha. He died there. For me. So that I could know fullness of life. In Him. What greater gift could we have? I love Easter time. It's my favorite time of the year. One of the reasons being that, our Church has a Easter production called The Promise. It's a blessing to the people in our community, and a blessing to me. Sometimes it's easy to forget what Easter is about, because of what society has made it about. But when you're in the word, and portraying the best story ever told, you can't help but remember. It pierces your heart in a way I can't explain.
It's almost Easter. You know what that means. For most people it means, coloring eggs, getting candy, and spending time with your relatives. But for me it means thanking Jesus for laying his life down for me, and picking up that sin laden cross and carrying it all the way to the hill of Golgotha. He died there. For me. So that I could know fullness of life. In Him. What greater gift could we have? I love Easter time. It's my favorite time of the year. One of the reasons being that, our Church has a Easter production called The Promise. It's a blessing to the people in our community, and a blessing to me. Sometimes it's easy to forget what Easter is about, because of what society has made it about. But when you're in the word, and portraying the best story ever told, you can't help but remember. It pierces your heart in a way I can't explain.
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| Our Choir, and the angels. I'm the angel on the far right. |
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Praise the Lord
I am overjoyed with thankfulness.
Yesterday I got a text from my dad saying that my brother, Andy, had gotten into a car accident. There wasn't much detail, so I started to cry. It's not much fun to be sitting in class crying. People you look at you funny! Anyways, that's besides the point. A couple texts later my dad sent me a picture. And I thought for sure that my brother was in a state of critical condition. It turned out that he lost control of the wheel because he was on gravel, flew into the ditch, and flipped. Four times. How terrifying. I can't imagine anything like that happening. I'm happy he was wearing his seatbelt. I'm so thankful that he is okay. He has a broken clavicle bone, and his car is totaled. But it's better to pay for a new car, and some medical bills than to pay for a funeral. Thank you, Jesus for protecting him. To You be the glory.
Yesterday I got a text from my dad saying that my brother, Andy, had gotten into a car accident. There wasn't much detail, so I started to cry. It's not much fun to be sitting in class crying. People you look at you funny! Anyways, that's besides the point. A couple texts later my dad sent me a picture. And I thought for sure that my brother was in a state of critical condition. It turned out that he lost control of the wheel because he was on gravel, flew into the ditch, and flipped. Four times. How terrifying. I can't imagine anything like that happening. I'm happy he was wearing his seatbelt. I'm so thankful that he is okay. He has a broken clavicle bone, and his car is totaled. But it's better to pay for a new car, and some medical bills than to pay for a funeral. Thank you, Jesus for protecting him. To You be the glory.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sea of Green
Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody. This day is very special to our family. We are mostly Irish, and my mother loves green. Like really loves green. Anyways, today it was 80 degrees out. 80. Do you hear that? Yeah, I know. Crazy. We spent most of the day outside enjoying the nice weather. We also spent some of the day at the St. Patrick's Day parade. My sister has the lead in her school's musical, and so she was in it. As Belle, from Beauty and the Beast. That was so fun, and there was a huge turn out because of the beautiful weather. Then after that, we went to McDonalds to get Shamrock shakes, to support the green-ness of the day. Then we came home, and grilled out for supper. All in all it's been a great day. I know that I haven't really been blogging much, and updating my life. So I thought I'd just give you a quick glimpse at what I've been up to. Also the Promise is coming along just swimmingly, and it isn't even two weeks until the first performance! How exciting. The promise time is my favorite time of year. And yes it is Promise time!
P.S. I thought this posted Saturday night after my computer's battery died, but I guess it never did! Oh well.
P.S. I thought this posted Saturday night after my computer's battery died, but I guess it never did! Oh well.
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Ides of March
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